The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-03
There and heard every word, and after

there and heard every word, and after
ward got ont Of the fOrecastle without De-
ing noticed and reported TO the captain.
His first move was 10 call the mates down,
and afterward such passengers rs he felt
certain Of. Very luckily for rs there was
a trader aboard who was taking lot of
revolyers out 10 Australia, with other
traps. They were the American Colt, and
were n novelty then. He had twenty-four
of them in his trunk, and when they had
been taken into the cabin and loaded we
felt certain what the outcome OF the mu-
tiny would he. The cOnspirators were no
doubt supplied with pistols and knives,
but we had six shots 10 their one. Nearly
every male passenger was taken into the
captains confidence, and II spoke well ior
their discretion that not one single hint OF
what was taking place reached the ears on
the fellows impatiently biding their time
in the stecrage. There were no lOOpholes
lef; for accident Capt Flemming car
ried such a look in his eyes as / never saw
before or after, and he had firmly made up
his mind that not one Of the conspirators
who had raised hand against the ship
should live TO be tried for piracy
At 1Oo'cl0ck in the forenoon, when we
were about q hundred miles of the coast,
a trusty sailor who had been sent into the
forergging. 0siensibly 90 make repairs,
but I'm reality 10 watch for the sloop,
came slowly down and reported her IN
sieht from his elevation. i'm half AN hour
more she would be visible from the decks,
and the c0nspirat0rs would then make
ready. During this half hour the revolvers
were distributed, the loyal passengers
placed at advantageous Joints, and the
sailors who were in the plot were sent
aloft on one pretext and another. They
had 10 other weapons but their sheath
knives, and one man with revolver
could hold four OF hre Of them in the rig
ging
When the slo0p was az last reported, we
saw movement among the conspirators
and knew that they were making ready.
They were sharp fellows. and / am free to
say that bad we not known what they
were up 20 none Of their actions would
have aroused suspicion. The slo0p was
coming down with the wind, while we
were making long tacks 20 starboard
and port. Under these circumstances
she could not well lay us aboard. Up
went q signal Of distress as soon
as she Thought we could see it,
and she was brought into the wind TO
wait for u.s. We made q reach 10 the
north. and then as we came back on the
other tack we swung into the wind not q
cables length from the sloop. She was
small craft, her decks not more than two
feet above water, and there were seven
men 90 Doe seen above her rail Our cap
tain picked up bis trumpet and shouted
"SlOOp ah0yi What slOp IS that,
one OF them made trumpet OF his
hand and shouted back.
The Annie, of sydney
Whit IS your trOubleT
Sprung a leak and going down Send
boat aboard and take MS off. ~
The captain had planned for this, and
the boat was AN ready. There were irons
and muskots under the seats, and the
third mate and two OF the dislOyal sailors
and five true men were told on TO 20 IN
her. 40 sooner had they left the ship
than 'hemuskcts were produced, the mate
informed the two sailors that their plot
was discovered. and the boat pulled
straight Cor the sloop. When she got along
side the five armed men clumbcred up,
and, after @ brief conflict. in which Win
st0n was killed. the OtherslX surrendered.
Meanwhile we had our hands fun
aboard the ship As soon as the boat
pulled away Sam gave the signal for the
uprising and inside Of minute The con-
nict was raging from forccastlc to cabin
doors. The orders 90 passengers were 90
shoot 90 Kill and they obeyed. IL is due
10 the coneprators TO say that they made
% brave fight Had wc not been fully
prepared for them they would have taken
the ship in five minute AS it was they
killed two men, wounded five and kept
the fght going for ten minutes Then II
was devil take the hiudm0st while they
sought hiding places. Only two sailors
actually participated ih the attack ON the
ship. These two and twenty-tlree Of the
conspirat0rs were shot dead, and of the
seven others wounded five died before We
got i'm. The rest of the gang were hunted
up one by one and clappcd ia irons and
were tried and hanged on land. Three
sqil1rs suffered with them and the resi-
were let Off There was great overhaul
ing of officials 40 Tasmania, rigorous
punishment was melted out TO the recap
iured conyicts. and for the next five years
Capt. Flemming aud his good ship were
the talk of the land and sea- Hegaye me
due credit for my share Of the work, os
also did the public and the owners Of the
Queen Bess, and the voyage home was
my last. ! left the ships cabin for o
scholarship at Eton.-New York sun.